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Winter Kills
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Synopsis
Based on a novel by the iconoclastic Richard Condon (of Manchurian Candidate and Prizzi's Honor fame), Winter Kills was one of the vanguard efforts in the "JFK conspiracy" school of literature. Jeff Bridges stars as Nick Kegan, the scion of a powerful Kennedyesque family, who has done his best to make himself obscure after the assassination of his older brother, the former president of the U.S. While working as an oil rigger, Nick is introduced to a terminally ill gentleman who claims to have been "the second assassin." His curiosity aroused, Nick begins digging into what was supposed to be a closed case -- and, predictably, what he finds out isn't pretty. This, however, is the only predictable element of this mesmerizingly mazelike yarn. A failure when first released, Winter Kills fared somewhat better when director William Richert arranged to rerelease the film through his own company and restore several scenes that had been cut by its previous backers. Elizabeth Taylor appears uncredited as one "Lola Comante." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Jeff Bridges Nick Kegan
Belinda Bauer Yvette Malone
Richard Boone Keifitz
Sterling Hayden Z.K. Dawson
Gladys Hill Rosemary
Dorothy Malone Emma Kegan
Ralph Meeker Gameboy Baker
Toshiro Mifune Keith
Tomas Milian Frank Mayo
Joe Spinell Arthur Fletcher
Elizabeth Taylor Lola Comante (uncredited)
Eli Wallach Joe Diamond
John Huston Pa Kegan
Anthony Perkins John Ceruti

Production Crew

Norman Newberry Art Director
John H. Starke Associate Producer
Richard Condon Book Author
Vilmos Zsigmond Cinematographer
Maurice Jarre Composer (Music Score)
Robert de Mora Costume Designer
William Richert Director
David Bretherton Editor
Leonard J. Goldberg Executive Producer
Robert Sterling Executive Producer
Peter R. Scoppa First Assistant Director
Del Acevedo Makeup
Robert F. Boyle Production Designer
William Richert Screenwriter
Arthur Jeph Parker Set Designer
Norval D. Crutcher Jr. Sound Effects Editor
Chris Newman Sound/Sound Designer
Augie Lohman Special Effects
Year: 1979
Runtime: 97
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
Category: Feature


Produced by
Avco Embassy Pictures